Monday, July 28, 2014

And
Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him,
“Get yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth
Gilead. Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of
Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his
associates, and take him to an inner room. Then take the flask of oil, and pour
it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over
Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.” So the young man, the
servant of the prophet, did so.

What did the son
of the prophet do?He anointed
Jehu king.

Tu.
7/29/14: 2Kings 11:17 – 18bWhat did Jehoiada
do?

Then
Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord,
the king, and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people, and also between the king and the people. And
all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They
thoroughly broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest
of Baal before the altars.

What did Jehoiada
do? Jehoiada tore down the altars and images

We.
7/30/14: 2 Chronicles 24:8 – 12What was
collected?

Then
at the king’s command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the
house of the Lord. And they made a
proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the collection ... Then all the
leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them
into the chest until all had given … Thus they did day by day, and gathered
money in abundance.

The
king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house
of the Lord; and they hired masons
and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord
...

What was
collected? The offering collected restored the Temple.

Th.
7/31/14: Luke 21:1 – 3What did the
widow do?

And
He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury … also a
certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly
I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;

What did the widow
do? The widow put in more than all.

Fr.
7/28/14: 1 Corinthians 16:1 –2What should the
saints do?

Now
concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the
churches of Galatia, so you must do also. On the first day of the week let each
one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no
collections when I come.

But
concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should
write to you.

For
you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the LORD
so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then
sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And
they shall not escape.

Now
the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not
written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

And
the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his
father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

Who followed
Solomon? Rehoboam became king.

We. 7/16/14: 2 Chronicles
10:1 – 19 What did the
tribes do?

Now
when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered
the king, saying:

“What
share have we in David?

We
have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.

Every
man to your tents, O Israel!

Now
see to your own house, O David!”

So
all Israel departed to their tents.

But
Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.

What did the
tribes do? The tribes revolted.

Th. 7/17/14: 1 Kings 12:20 What did Israel
do?

Now
it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent
for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel.
There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

What did Israel
do? The tribes made Jeroboam their king.

Fr. 7/18/14: 1 Timothy 6:15
– 16Who is the King of
kings?

which
He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only
Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality,
dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be
honor and everlasting power. Amen.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

And
I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done
under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which
they may be exercised. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;
and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

What wisdom is
vain? Wisdom under the Sun is vain.

Tu., We. 7/8, 9/14:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – 8What is time’s
purpose?

To
everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

A
time to be born, And a time to die;

A
time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;

A
time to kill, And a time to heal;

A
time to break down, And a time to build up;

A
time to weep, And a time to laugh;

A
time to mourn, And a time to dance;

A
time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones;

A
time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

A
time to gain, And a time to lose;

A
time to keep, And a time to throw away;

A
time to tear, And a time to sew;

A
time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

A
time to love, And a time to hate;

A
time of war, And a time of peace.

What is time’s
purpose? Time’s purposes are in polar opposite pairs.

Th. 7/10/14: Ecclesiastes
5:6What is a rash
promise?

Do
not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God
that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the
work of your hands?

What is a rash
promise? A rash promise is made to God, but not kept.

Fr. 7/11/14: James 1:5 – 8Who lacks real
wisdom?

If
any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and
without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with
no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by
the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the
Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Who lacks real
wisdom? If you don’t ask God, you will lack true wisdom.

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